What puppy-hood diseases do dogs get in different countries?
2006-11-06 20:07:07 · 15 answers · asked by Chetco 7 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Thanks for the many good answers..I haven't heard from UK yet..I am sorry to hear that it is a Worldwide problem.
2006-11-06 20:52:09 · update #1
I answer often when it is daytime on the other side of the world..But, when I say."it sounds like it may be Parvo" the asker replies, "what is Parvo?"..
So, I thought that perhaps other countries were fortunate enough to not have that curse..
2006-11-07 05:00:15 · update #2
Sure do. We had big problems here (Australia) a few years back with Parvo. Vaccinations dropped, so there was a nice population of susceptible dogs, and lo & behold...parvo outbreak.
Puppy-hood disease is pretty well controlled here though. Thanks to better education, most people are pretty good about vaccinating their pups and keeping them away from dog contact until they are fully vaccinated, so the real nasties don't seem to crop up all that often. We vaccinate for parvo, distemper and hepatitis here as far as the young pups go (then kennel cough later), but parvo is the only one of them that I've seen.
Most common puppy-hood diseases here that I see are fleas and worms...
2006-11-06 20:45:02 · answer #1 · answered by Loz 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I lost a puppy to Parvo 3 years ago in India.
The local vet did not know about vaccinations for dogs, even though they were available he had insisted that puppies only needed one injection.
He was one of our first dogs (twins), after that all our dogs have had proper vaccinations at a different vets.
Another dangerous and little known about disease is Tick Fever. You cannot vaccinate against it...just have to ensure your dogs are tick free. We learnt about that only once our dog had it....fortunately he recovered.
2006-11-07 04:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Dogs in other countries do get Parvo. I'm in Australia and about 8 years ago, my dog passed away from the disease. Very, VERY cruel, it is.
2006-11-07 04:33:16 · answer #3 · answered by lisathevegan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm in Australia and yes we get parvo here as well but not so much in the country towns,I'm talking years ago we didn't have to give them parvo shots
2006-11-07 04:13:19 · answer #4 · answered by Pinky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember when Parvo virus started in the late 1970's. It came from feline vaccine contaminating canine vaccine. All show dogs in everywhere were infected at once. Whole kennels were wiped out. Once dogs were infected, they spread the disease through their feces and it got into populations of wild animals. No one will admit now where it came from, but it's true. It came from vaccine that was contaminated.
2006-11-07 04:16:43 · answer #5 · answered by Susan M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any dog, or canine is subseptible to parvo, in any country, the parvo virus is carried on the feet of birds that have walked thru the poop of an infected animal
2006-11-07 04:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by spacye 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They sure do get it in other countries, I've been to Mexico and yes the answer is yes. They get more diseases in other countries, especially underdeveloped countries. There are thousands of abandoned dogs in the streets of Mexico, how sad, there is no control or order.
2006-11-07 04:12:00 · answer #7 · answered by You are loved 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our puppy had to be immunised against Parvo - we live in Australia.
2006-11-07 04:12:09 · answer #8 · answered by bougainvillaea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only thing good about parvo is that its not a racist disease. like most diseases, it doesnt choose what country to infect.
2006-11-07 04:10:11 · answer #9 · answered by bipolarbear 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all countries have the parvo virus and distemper this a killer disease simple vaccinate against it and your dog does not die
2006-11-07 05:14:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋